Episode 38 – The Boarding School Dilemma – Balancing Mission and Family – The Conclusion: Moving Forward From Here – Part 5 of 5 – 5/31/25

About this episode

This episode concludes a series on the challenges of balancing mission and family when sending kids to boarding school, featuring insights from a licensed counselor.

This is part 5 of 5 of the series titled: The Boarding School Dilemma – Balancing Mission and Family – The Conclusion: Moving Forward From Here. This series started with laying out the challenges and issues of reconciling mission and family when sending kids away to a boarding school was the only option and explored various dimensions in the subsequent episodes. The Ubangi Academy (UBAC) institution was explained in Episode 2. Also the Parent’s viewpoint – how they struggled with separating their families in Episode 3 and that was followed by the Kids viewpoint and shared a range of experiences at the dorm in Episode 4. This final episode shares the take-aways and conclusions from the previous episodes and all that’s been learned. In addition, recommendations for how kids and parents can start a dialogue to reach understanding of how each side experienced and approached this challenging dilemma. I’m joined by Heidi Tunberg, a licensed counselor and also a coordinator for Missionary Kids (MK’s) to help them with their cultural issues when they return to the United States after years in a foreign country. She provides insight to all UBAC (and dorm) attendees on how to move forward…

People in this episode

Host: Congo Kid

Guest: Heidi Tunberg

Topics covered

• boarding school
• missionary kids
• family separation
• cultural issues
• personal growth

Keywords

• boarding school dilemma
• missionary kids
• family dynamics
• cultural adjustment
• personal development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ubangi Academy

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